Subject: Re: Patch review for mouse console support
To: None <tech-kern@netbsd.org>
From: Julio Merino <jmmv@hispabsd.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 05/07/2002 14:39:12
--hxkXGo8AKqTJ+9QI
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

On Tue, May 07, 2002 at 04:03:03AM -0400, Roland Dowdeswell wrote:
>=20
> On 1020245700 seconds since the Beginning of the UNIX epoch
> Julio Merino wrote:
> >
>=20
> So, now I actually have a more interesting observation. :-)  There
> is an issue in there.  How does moused deal with either of:
>=20
> 	1.  changing vt's while highlighting text, or
> 	2.  text output while highlighting text?
>=20
> It seems to me that right now it may not be strictly possible to
> do that, as the moused can't really ask for the information it
> might need to take care of these situations.

Well... I can't find a way to do those... this is why OpenBSD's approach
may be better (everything in the kernel) because it can take notice of all
of these events.

>=20
>  =3D=3D Roland Dowdeswell                      http://www.Imrryr.ORG/~elr=
ic/  =3D=3D
>  =3D=3D The Unofficial NetBSD Web Pages        http://www.Imrryr.ORG/NetB=
SD/  =3D=3D
>  =3D=3D The NetBSD Project                            http://www.NetBSD.O=
RG/  =3D=3D

--=20
Of course it runs NetBSD - http://www.netbsd.org
HispaBSD member - http://www.hispabsd.org
Julio Merino <jmmv@hispabsd.org>

--hxkXGo8AKqTJ+9QI
Content-Type: application/pgp-signature
Content-Disposition: inline

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (NetBSD)
Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org

iD8DBQE818rwzz00ZOPKycwRAp3OAKCPfzV6yvz/AZsj4cEL5OHKMjNJdQCglxaQ
LDMKZopUCt0BVAukTLgRWAE=
=OJ/t
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

--hxkXGo8AKqTJ+9QI--